Mediating role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between the quality of family communication and marital satisfaction

Introduction: Considering the importance of the family institution and that marital satisfaction plays the most important role in sustainability of marital life, this study aimed to investigate the mediating role of irrational beliefs in the relationship between family relationship quality and marital satisfaction. Material and Methods: It was a correlation exploratory research. The statistical population of the study included employee women in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. 250 samples were available selected. Questionnaire by McKeon Family Crisis Assessment, Irrational Beliefs Questionnaire and Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to collect the required data. Data were analyzed using SPSS-19 software and descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis. Results: The results of this study suggested a positive relationship between quality of family communication and marital satisfaction. Also, the results showed a negative relationship between irrational beliefs and marital satisfaction. Other results reported a significant direct relation between irrational beliefs and family movement for achieving help for marital satisfaction as 0.19 and -0.21, respectively, and there was a direct correlation between passive evaluation and irrational beliefs as 0.24, in which the coefficients were significant at level p<0.01, however no direct and significant relationships were found between other variables in the study. Conclusion: Irrational beliefs to the relationship between the quality of family communication and marital satisfaction act as a mediator, and can be an advocate of family counseling in pre-marital counseling and marital interventions.